30/12/2011
Diet May Protect Brain From Aging
The BBC reports a diet rich in vitamins and fish may protect the brain from ageing while junk food has the opposite effect, research suggests. Elderl...
12/12/2011
Bowel Cancer Screening 'Does Cut Deaths'
According to the BBC, bowel cancer screening programme in England is on course to cut deaths by a sixth, say researchers studying results from the fir...
12/12/2011
Haemophilia Gene Therapy Shows Early Success
Just one injection could be enough to mean people with haemophilia B no longer need medication, according to an early study in the UK and the US repor...
06/12/2011
The BBC reports European countries need to act now to tackle measles outbreaks, the World Health Organization warns. The WHO report says there were o...
22/11/2011
Winter death toll 'unchanged from previous year'
Today the BBC reports that the winter death toll last cold season was virtually unchanged from the previous year, according to data from The Office fo...
17/11/2011
‘Posh Salt' Health Claims Should Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt!
Sodium chloride accounts for nearly 100% of all rock and sea salts surveyed and are therefore just a more pricey way of damaging our health.&nbs...
16/11/2011
The Top 5 Worst Celebrity Diets to Avoid in the New Year
The British Dietetic Assocation (BDA) has announces the results of its annual Top 5 Worst Celebrity Diets to Avoid in the New Year. That tim...
16/11/2011
Calls For Improved Links Between Cardiologists And Psychiatrists
People taking anti-psychotic drugs and anti-depressant drugs have a much higher risk of dying during an acute coronary event of a fatal arrhythmia tha...
20/10/2011
Successful Pregnancy Possible After Kidney Transplant
A new study recently published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that the ability to successfully carry a pregnancy after kidney tran...
17/10/2011
Shift Work In Teens Linked To Increased Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Circadian Disruption and Sleep Restriction Contributing FactorsResearchers from Sweden have uncovered an association between shift work and increased ...
17/10/2011
Smoking 'Can Bring On The Menopause A Year Early',
As well as increasing the risk of bone and heart disease, smoking could cause women's periods to stop prematurely,say researchers from University of H...
10/10/2011
Government & Comic Relief Collaborate To Help Remove Mental Health Stigma
The long running “Time to Change” campaign to remove stigma from mental health patients has for the first time received government funding...
10/10/2011
Ibuprofen 'Cuts Parkinson Disease Risk'
The BBC reports that people who take ibuprofen on a regular basis could have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. The drug is commonl...
03/10/2011
Nanotechnology Holds Promise for Safer Breast Implants
A new review published in WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology explores how nanotechnology may be used to develop safer breast implants as an alte...
25/09/2011
Alpha Radiation 'Treats Prostate Cancers'
The BBC reports a trial of a new cancer drug, which accurately targets tumours, has been so successful it has been stopped early. Doctors at London's...
19/09/2011
Antibiotics losing the fight against deadly bacteria
Scientists warn of a global public health concern as overuse of drugs reduces their effectiveness As the Independent reports, our last line of defe...
11/09/2011
Gene Find Makes Cure For Chronic Back Pain, Closer
The BBC reports that a gene responsible for chronic pain has been identified, with scientists saying this could lead to drugs for treating long-last...
05/09/2011
We all find it difficult sometimes to talk openly about certain things, even if we know our doctor well. Common problem areas include physical concern...
22/08/2011
Britons exercise - but not for fun
As reported by the Press Association more than three quarters (76%) of Britons exercise regularly but only 8% do so because it is fun The m...
19/08/2011
Obesity warning issued to women wanting babies
The Guardian reports on research suggesting that fatty ovaries can upset embryonic development and lead to failed pregnancies. The findings, from a s...
27/07/2011
Patients Can Pay Over 900% More For Private Dental Treatments
Huge variations of over 900 percent in the cost of even routine dental treatments are revealed today in a survey of more than 500 private dental clini...
27/07/2011
New research Identifies GP & Parental Reluctance To Address Childhood Obesity
One in five 11-year-old children are currently defined as obese, and the country faces a potentially huge burden of increased obesity-associated morbi...
19/07/2011
Painkillers 'may ease agitation' in dementia patients
The BBC reports: Many dementia patients being prescribed "chemical cosh" antipsychotic drugs could be better treated with simple painkillers, research...
15/07/2011
Incidence of Men Being Hospitalised for Eating Disorders Up 60%
According to the Mens Health Forum GPs are being urged to look out for men with anorexia and bulimia following the news that the number of men hospita...
07/07/2011
Food labelling: What does it say on the tin?
As the BBC reports the complicated job of reading food labels is set to get easier thanks to a groundbreaking EU deal, but what are the key things tha...
05/07/2011
Doctors back driver smoking ban
From the BBC: Tougher legislation is needed to curb unhealthy behaviour, doctors say. Delegates at the British Medical Association's annual conferenc...
04/07/2011
500,000 overweight children 'at risk of liver disease'
The BBC reports that some 500,000 children in England may be at risk of developing life-threatening “fatty liver disease” because they are...
30/06/2011
Heart Transplant Patients At Risk For Serious Skin Cancers
A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that there is a significant risk of serious skin cancers, including cutaneous...
27/06/2011
Vitamin D Supplements Found To Be Safe For Healthy Pregnant Women
Use of vitamin D supplements during pregnancy has long been a matter of concern but now researchers writing in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Researc...
20/06/2011
Vaccine Hope For Prostate Cancer Sufferers
The BBC reports that a new approach to developing cancer vaccines has been used to treat prostate tumours. An international team of scientists has ta...
20/06/2011
Research reveals 10% of middle-aged Europeans on anti-depressants
New research from the University of Warwick and the IZA Institute in Bonn shows that 10% of middle-aged Europeans took antidepressants in 2010. The re...
16/05/2011
Elevated Protein Levels in Cardiac Muscles Could Predict Mortality Following Angioplasty
New research shows that elevated levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) or I (cTnI) in patients who had angioplasty indicate a higher risk of all-cause m...
10/05/2011
Vitamin D Deficiency in Pneumonia Patients Associated with Increased Mortality
A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that adult patients admitted to the hospital with pneumonia are more likely to die if they ha...
02/05/2011
Children 'Too Scared' To Walk To School, Survey Reveals
New research has shown in stark detail the barriers children face each day that prevent them from walking to school, with 36% of children fearful of c...
13/04/2011
Increased Deaths In T2 Diabetes Men & Testosterone Deficiency May Be Prevented By TRT
A new study on men with type 2 diabetes shows that those with low levels of testosterone may die sooner unless they are given testosterone replac...
06/04/2011
Progesterone 'Reduces Rate Of Early Pre-Term Birth In At Risk Women
A new study published online in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology has found that progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, reduce...
05/04/2011
Diabetes Treatment May Also Provide Protection Against Endometrial Cancer
Research led by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick has found that Metformin, a drug treatment used to treat diabetes and also i...
29/03/2011
Natural Disasters Can Produce Major Lung Problems
A comprehensive new review published in the journal Respirology indicates that lung problems are major causes of morbidity and mortality following nat...
29/03/2011
Popular Pain Reliever During Pregnancy 'May Put Children at Increased Risk for Asthma'
A new study published in the journal Clinical & Experimental Allergy reveals that children whose mothers used the popular pain reliever paracetamo...
03/03/2011
How Sunlight May Reduce The Severity Of Multiple Sclerosis
New research into the neurodegenerative disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) offers new insight into the link between sunlight, vitamin D3, and MS risk an...
01/03/2011
Nanotechnology Holds Promise for Developing Surgical Measures
A new review published in WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology explores how nanotechnology may provide powerful new tools that could have a marked...
23/02/2011
Prevalence of Bunions Increases with Age; More Common in Women
New research determined that an increase in the severity of hallux valgus, or bunion deformity, progressively reduced both general and foot-specific h...
16/02/2011
Zinc 'Reduces The Burden Of The Common Cold
Zinc supplements reduce the severity and duration of illness caused by the common cold, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Lib...
14/02/2011
'Romantic Meals For 2 Could Lead To Broken Hearts' say CASH
New research from CASH reveals EXCESSIVELY high levels of salt contained in Valentine’s Day meal options. Valentine’s Day examples include...
02/02/2011
British Psychological Society Welcomes New Mental Health Strategy
The British Psychological Society welcomes the publication, today, of a new strategy for mental health services. We have been closely involved with th...
31/01/2011
National Charity BackCare Says Enough is Enough In Bid To Cut NHS Costs
NHS staff who injure their backs in the course of their work cost taxpayers over £400 million a year according to a new publication by the natio...
20/01/2011
Scientists Grow Human Liver Tissue to be Used for Transplantation
A new study reports on the success of growing human liver cells on resorbable scaffolds made from material similar to surgical sutures. Researchers su...
17/01/2011
Dedicated Stroke Care Under Threat From Spending Review
Efforts to ensure victims are diagnosed and treated promptly are being under-mined claims the authors of a new report. Newly published guidance for h...
10/01/2011
Prozac 'could help in recovery from paralysis in Stroke
Researchers working on a Lancet Neurology study with 118 patients in France with moderate to severe motor disabilities following their stroke. discove...
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